Title
南泥湾
Nán ní wān
Nanniwan (A place in China)
Description
In Spring 1941, the Eighth Route Army undertook a mass production movement in Nanniwan, a gorge controlled by the Chinese Communist Party in Shaanxi, in response to the deteriorating relations with the nationalists and economic hardship. Party organizations, military, and schools participated in the production movement, mainly engaging in agricultural production, as well as manufacturing, handicraft, transportation, animal husbandry and commerce industry. The Communist Party achieved self-sufficiency of economy in controlled areas. “Development of production and self-reliance” is the main slogan proposed by Mao Zedong at that time.
(See: Lew, Christopher R, and Pak-Wah Leung. Historical Dictionary of the Chinese Civil War. Second Edition. Scarecrow Press, 2013, pp. 8, 204.)
(See: Lew, Christopher R, and Pak-Wah Leung. Historical Dictionary of the Chinese Civil War. Second Edition. Scarecrow Press, 2013, pp. 8, 204.)
Creator
The East Is Red Arts and Crafts Factory, Foshan, Guangdong
Date
Spring 1941
Format
40.8 x 56.1 (papercut)
61.2 x 88.1 (poster)
61.2 x 88.1 (poster)
Language
Chinese
Identifier
16
Original Format
Papercut poster
Physical Dimensions
61.2 x 88.1